Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median $276,000: what owners say homes in Kensington, Part 1 are worth
It is the middle of what 1,030 owner households told the 2021 census. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. What homes sold for in Kensington, Part 1 isn’t public: no sale figures are released on Prince Edward Island.
What Kensington, Part 1’s homes are worth, two ways
Each source sits beside its own median for Prince Edward Island’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $299K
- Owners
- 1,030
- Prince Edward Island’s towns
- $288K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Prince Edward Island’s towns
- $159K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Detached houses make up 87% of Kensington, Part 1’s residential properties
Of Kensington, Part 1’s 1,430 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 87% are detached houses.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
10% of Kensington, Part 1’s homes need major repairs, against 7% for Prince Edward Island’s towns
1,235 occupied homes stood in Kensington, Part 1 in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 85% of them. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
Homes by kind
| Kensington, Part 1 | Prince Edward Island | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 5% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Kensington, Part 1 sits close to the $288,000 median of Prince Edward Island’s towns
12 of Prince Edward Island’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Kensington, Part 1: Kensington, Malpeque Bay and Kinkora
The places around Kensington, Part 1 at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington, Part 1 | $276K | $299K | 86% | |
| Kensington | $200K | $224K | 56% | 0.8 |
| Malpeque Bay | $250K | $287K | 90% | 7.6 |
| New London | $320K | $362K | 91% | 8.5 |
| Kinkora | $224K | $260K | 94% | 9.8 |
| Summerside | $250K | $262K | 53% | 11.3 |
| Miscouche | $260K | $268K | 77% | 16.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kensington, Part 1
How many households in Kensington, Part 1 are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 7% of Kensington, Part 1’s households in core housing need, much as for Prince Edward Island’s towns (5%).
Is Kensington, Part 1 expensive for Prince Edward Island?
About average: Kensington, Part 1’s census median is close to the $288,000 of Prince Edward Island’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).